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The addition increased the total in the state to 764,228 since the start of the pandemic.  As of Jan. 31, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 9,409.  In Buncombe County, another 67 cases reported Feb. 2 increased the new total to 13,469 and a total of 253 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped for the seventh day in a row, with 2,741 reported as of Feb. 1, down from 3,368 reported Jan. 25. The state reported 261 confirmed positive pati...

I wish I had an unlisted number, with all the robocalls about my vehicle warranty. If you have a pulse, you know the drill. The phone rings. Caller ID displays Hendersonville or Spruce Pine or Forest City so you’ll think it’s someone from this region. For a while I thought the calls had something to do with my vehicle being fairly new until a friend told me that she gets the same calls regularly. Her car is 10 years old. There are days when I receive three or more of these nuisance ca...

The addition increased the total in the state to 739,500 since the start of the pandemic.  As of Jan. 27, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 9,046.  In Buncombe County, another 129 cases Jan. 28 increased the new total to 13,017 and a total of 247 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state are remaining relatively flat, with totals dropping slightly on Jan. 27, the latest figures reported by the state.  Statewide, North Carolina reported 3,238 COVID...

As of Jan. 26, COVID-19 deaths in the state totaled 8,915. In Buncombe County, another 55 cases Jan. 25 increased the new total to 12,888 and a total of 248 deaths. Hospitalizations Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients across the state dropped by more than 60 patients according to the state Department of Health and Human Services dashboard. Statewide, North Carolina reported 3,305 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Jan. 26, down 63 from Jan. 25. The state reported 398 confirmed positiv...

New observatory sets sights on community, educational outreach The Gaston Gazette After selling property in Myrtle Beach, Chris Ayers and Vicky Willis Ayers turned to land thats been in the Willis family for a long time, but not to build their dream home.  Instead, on Bear Creek Road between Bakersville and Spruce Pine, they built an observatory, a place to use the latest technology to glimpse the universe in an area of dark skies nestled between three ridges where Vicky Ayers grandfather u...

North Carolina added 4,633 new COVID-19 cases to its dashboard Jan. 25 as statewide hospitalizations continue steadily, slowly dropping.

North Carolina added 4,633 new COVID-19 cases to its dashboard Jan. 25 as statewide hospitalizations continue steadily, slowly dropping.

William Daniel Vance, 60, of Crossnore, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 19, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center after a brief battle with COVID-19. Daniel (whom no one was allowed to call mister) was born on September 3, 1960, in Spruce Pine, NC. He was preceded in death by his father, Bill Vance, along with several uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends. Daniel is survived by his mother, Patsy Vance, of Crossnore; his loving wife of 19 years, Amanda Vance, of the home; his sister, Susan We...

Wind Advisory Issued Through 1 PM Wednesday The National Weather Service Blacksburg VA has issued a Wind Advisory. Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Roanoke-Franklin-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Boone, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd, Roanoke, Salem, and Rocky Mount 127 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... expected. Franklin Counties. In North Carolina, Ashe, Alleghany NC and ...

North Carolina added 6,415 new COVID-19 cases to its dashboard Jan. 20, up from 4.058 the day before, as hospitalizations stay high, but level out.